Passerelle, a casual French bistro, offers approachable dishes from chef Teryi Youngblood. One of Kramer’s favorites there is her cassoulet, with duck confit, sausage and local shelling beans ($15). Photo by GetzCreative.

The Lazy Goat is a Mediterranean-themed restaurant with made-from-scratch cooking from chef Vicky Davis on two floors of this building along the banks of the Reedy River. A new Mexican street-food concept, Papi’s Tacos, will open on the ground floor next to the river walk this summer.